Pepe the Frog: Feels Good Man
Pepe the Frog started life in 2005 as a cute cartoon character in an online comic. Today, he is known as an international hate symbol after being hijacked by the alt-right.
Pepe the Frog started life in 2005 as a cute cartoon character in Boy’s Club, an American indie comic on Myspace. Today, he is known as an international hate symbol after being hijacked by the alt-right. This film follows Pepe’s creator, artist Matt Furie, as he fights to bring back his lovable comic-book character from the dark forces who stole him.
As the internet exploded, memes of the benign and chill frog-dude started sweeping the internet with lightning speed. Once his image found its way into controversial online community 4chan – the anonymous, anything-goes forum rife with misogyny and racism - there was no turning back. Pepe re-emerged from the darkest corner of the internet decorated with swastikas and spewing racist slurs. He was even caught up in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Exactly how that happened is a wild journey into the heart of online life today and an exploration of how a character meant to bring joy and fun slowly morphed into something else. Maybe, just maybe, he can change again.
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Trailer - Pepe the Frog: Feels Good Man
Duration: 02:18
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:08Shania Twain
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
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00:25Pet
Wurlitzer Jukebox
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01:00Daniel Johnston
Some Things Last A Long Time
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| Role | Contributor |
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| Director | Arthur Jones |
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